Validation October 29, 2008

Now that I’ve submitted edits for Rose House, I’m hoping I’ll have a little more time to keep up on my blogging. The past few months have been hectic. I have a friend who teaches a writing seminar on how writers can manage their priorities and I can see that it’s needed.
When I wrote Ruby Among [...]

Reader Notes… October 28, 2008

“I write what I would like to read–what I think other women would like to read. If what I write makes a woman in the Canadian mountains cry and she writes and tells me about it, especially if she says ‘I read it to Tom when he came in from work and he cried too,’ [...]

Fried Green Tomatoes Recipe October 27, 2008

It’s not just part of Fannie Flagg’s novel title, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe and it’s not just a movie. It’s really food…
As promised, here is my Fried Green Tomatoes Recipe. I blogged a few weeks ago about how early the frost came to my part of Wyoming. One day the garden was [...]

Book Club Reads Ruby Among Us October 25, 2008

Last week I was able to take a short, but much needed, break from editing Rose House to visit with the E-Free Church Book Club in Cheyenne, Wyoming about Ruby Among Us. Thankfully, I remembered to take a photo this time.
Here I am with the book club in their church library! Thanks, ladies, for the wonderful [...]

Book Launch 2.0 October 20, 2008

As a debut novelist, I think this video is kind of funny and thought I’d share.
On another quick note, I received the cover art for my next novel, Rose House. I can hardly wait to show you!
And finally, I had a fabulous time at Journey 2008. I was so excited to [...]

Journey 2008 – a Book Signing Event in Colorado Springs October 16, 2008

I’m looking forward to participating in Journey 2008, a multi-author, multi-store book signing with around thirty authors including Robert Liparulo, Tracie Peterson, Tosca Lee, Donita K. Paul, Megan DiMaria, Chris Fabry, Kristen Heitzmann, and others.
I will be participating in the event on Saturday, October 18th. If you are in or near Colorado Springs, come on out and [...]

Murder He Wrote October 13, 2008

 Book Bash
Our Library Foundation recently hosted the “Murder He Wrote” book bash in Cheyenne, Wyoming to benefit the award-winning Laramie County Library. We were honored to have two Edgar award winning novelists highlight our event.
Here I am with T. Jefferson Parker (LA Outlaws and Storm Runners ) and C.J. Box (Blue Heaven, Blood Trail, and the upcoming Three Weeks [...]

Cyndere’s Midnight October 11, 2008

Congratulations to my friend Jeffrey Overstreet on his release of Cyndere’s Midnight.
Cyndere’s Midnight is the second strand of the Auralia’s Colors series. Publisher’s Weekly calls Jeffrey’s writing “precise and beautiful” and it’s true.
I met Jeffrey at a writing retreat last year and I can tell you he is one of the most intelligent and thoughtful people I [...]